Untitled (Light Box Study with Wires, Screen and String)

1930s

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows a collection of parallel and crisscrossing lines intersecting with densely patterned, grid-like textures. Curved shapes on the sides resemble rippling fabrics or netting. The convergence of lines and texture forms an intricate composition reminiscent of musical strings or textile threads.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 17 – July 29, 2007

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2006.017.003; by unknown hand: 026.051.3.01; bottom right corner: INV3433

Wikidata ID

Q64158482

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